高温|こうおんkouon[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- nounhigh temperature
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym高熱こうねつNeutralA high fever, or extremely intense heat; 「高温」 leans toward the temperature of the environment or an object.
- Related熱気ねっきNeutralHot air, or a heated, excited atmosphere; 「高温」 is about the temperature value itself being high.
- Related暑さあつさNeutralThe felt hotness of the weather; 「高温」 describes the objective temperature itself.
- RelatedヒートCasualColloquial loanword for heat or a situation heating up, used mostly in compounds such as 「ヒートアップ」.
- Related熱さあつさNeutralHow hot a thing is; 「高温」 is the objective fact of a high temperature, common in scientific and meteorological contexts.
- Related暑気しょきWrittenA written/formal word for the heat of summer or hot weather; 「高温」 simply states an objective temperature.
- Related火熱かねつWrittenA written/formal word for the heat given off by a flame; 「高温」 is broader, covering high temperatures in general.
- Antonym低温ていおんNeutralA low temperature, as in 「低温注意報」; the direct opposite of 「高温」.
Use 「高温」 for an objectively high temperature, as in 「高温多湿」 or 「高温で焼く」. For hot weather say 「暑さ」, for a hot object 「熱さ」, and for a high fever 「高熱」; 「低温」 is its opposite.
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